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UNITED STATES FRANK M. WRIGHT, OF PA LMYRA, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,211, dated Maren17, 1885.

Application filed May 21,1984. (No model.) i

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paimyra, in the county of Wayne and State of New therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in bosom-boards, and is designed tomuch simplify the construction without any degenerating effect on theutility of the said boards.

To properly set forth the manner of attain ing the object desiredinthefollowing description, reference will be made to the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure 1 represents the frame with the boardremoved; Fig. 2, the board removed from the frame,and Fig. 3alongitudinal section through the head-piece of the frame on the line :0m, Fig. 1.

A represents the board, which is so shaped as to fit in a shirt underthe bosom. properly strengthened by cleats B on its under side. The headof the board is curved inward, and is provided with an extension, 0,which has a tongue, D, projecting from it. The board fits in a frameconsisting of a tailpiece, E, two side pieces, F, and a headpiece,

30 G. The side pieces are enlarged to correspond It is to the inwardcurve of the board, and are each provided with a tongue corresponding tothe tongue D on the board. The head-piece consists, of a straight piecehaving on one side a longitudinal groove, H. Into the groove at each endare secured the tongues on the side pieces, and the part of the groovebetween them is adapted to receive the tongue D on the board, whichtongue has a rounded edge, so that it will pass easily into the groovein the head-piece. The board is slightly smaller than the space whichreceives it, so that when surrounded by a shirt and the tongue insertedin the groove it can be forced from below into the frame, in which itwill fit tightly, stretching the bosom of the shirt, and thus putting itin condition to be ironed.

What-I claim as my invention is- The combination, with a tongned board,of a frame consisting of a tail-piece and tongued side pieces, and agrooved head-piecereceiving and retaining thetongues on side pieces, andalso receiving the tongue on the board, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v

FRANK M. WRIGHT.

XVitnesses:

H. A. CHASE, GEORGE R BROWN.

